101 Somewhere Over The Sea

Tonight I’m absolutely thrilled to be heading up the most remote
inhabited island in the British Isles, Fair Isle, to talk to
crofter, Rachel Challoner @BarklandCroft

We talk about her early life in Lincolnshire, and how she
initially trained to be a teacher, after studying music at
university.

We then discuss how after realising that school teaching wasn’t
for her, she ended up in the Royal Navy, sailing all over the
World, before eventually transferring to the Army, where she taught
Arabic to soldiers deploying to the Middle East.

And we then go into her life on Fair Isle at length, how she got
there, the challenges of Island life, her croft and sheep, how
she’s become a part of the community, and the importance of social
media as a connection to the outside World.

All this and much, much more.

Rachel’s a real inspiration with how she’s made a life for
herself in such an amazing, unique place, and it was a real
pleasure to talk to her tonight. Check it out folks..

LONDON MARATHON 2019: As required by Universal law, much like if
you’re a vegan, if you’re doing a marathon, you have to tell people
about it. Well I’m doing the London one in April 2019, and I’m
raising money for the incredible charity FARM AFRICA. If you want
to see more about the AMAZING work they do please visit www.farmafrica.org & if
you’d like to sponsor me the link is www.justgiving.com/fundraising/william-evans12 –
thank you!